by Criswell | Planet Earth
The Atlantic Ocean is huge. In fact, only one ocean is bigger: the Pacific. The U. S. has 14 states that border the Atlantic. The coastal states that have shorelines on the Atlantic Ocean are, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,...
by Criswell | Places, Planet Earth
The Amazon River is huge. In fact, it flows more water than the next seven biggest rivers combined! It’s in South America; it’s about 4,000 miles long; and, it runs through through several countries: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...
by Criswell | Amazing America, Historic Events
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Americans made a terrific real estate deal. With the backing of Congress, Jefferson arranged for the U.S.A. to purchase a huge territory from the French government. It was a purchase that almost doubled the size of...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
He was a lawyer. He was a farmer. He was an architect who designed beautiful buildings. And, he was a politician who served in the Virginia legislature. He wrote the Declaration of Independence. He founded the University of Virginia. He was the 3rd president of the...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he’s best known by his pen name: Mark Twain. Sam Clemons grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which is a town located along the Mississippi River. So, it’s no surprise that as a young boy, Sam dreamed of becoming...
